Gabriel Bourque was born on September 23, 1990 in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, Quebec. A standout for the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL, Bourque was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators.

Bourque made his professional debut for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League for the 2010-11 season. In 78 games he impressed, recording 18 goals and 18 assists for 36 points.

Bourque would split time during the 2011-12 season between Milwaukee and Nashville. In 43 NHL games, he would record seven goals and 12 assists. He would also see action in 10 post-season games for the Predators, scoring three times.

After five seasons with the Predators, Bourque's time in the organization would come to an end. He signed as a free agent with the Colorado Avalanche prior to the 2016-17 season. In his first season in Colorado Bourque appeared in 58 games, scoring five times and adding six assists. In 2018-19, he suited up in 55 games, helping the Avalanche qualify for the playoffs for the second straight year.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

2005-06

2005-06

Jonquiere Elites

QAAA

2

0

2

2

0

2006-07

Ecole Notre Dame Albatros

QAAA

43

15

35

50

115

13

8

16

24

14

2007-08

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

QMJHL

65

10

18

28

38

+15

5

0

0

0

0

2008-09

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

QMJHL

60

22

39

61

82

-4

5

0

2

2

16

2009-10

Baie-Comeau Drakkar

QMJHL

30

13

25

38

61

-5

2009-10

Moncton Wildcats

QMJHL

25

3

11

14

37

+8

21

19

10

29

18

2009-10

Canada

WJC-A

6

3

6

9

4

+5

2009-10

Moncton Wildcats

M-Cup

3

0

0

0

2

2010-11

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

78

18

18

36

19

+10

13

7

6

13

4

2011-12

Nashville Predators

NHL

43

7

12

19

6

-2

10

3

2

5

4

2011-12

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

25

2

14

16

23

0

2012-13

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

15

7

5

12

4

-1

2012-13

Nashville Predators

NHL

34

11

5

16

4

+6

2013-14

Nashville Predators

NHL

74

9

17

26

8

-5

2014-15

Nashville Predators

NHL

69

3

10

13

10

-13

5

0

0

0

2

2015-16

Nashville Predators

NHL

22

1

3

4

18

0

2015-16

Milwaukee Admirals

AHL

4

0

0

0

0

-2

2016-17

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

6

0

0

0

0

0

2016-17

San Antonio Rampage

AHL

61

10

23

33

20

-17

2017-18

Colorado Avalanche

NHL

58

5

6

11

12

-6

6

2

0

2

0

NHL Totals

306

36

53

89

58

21

5

2

7

6

Missed majority of 2015-16 due to upper-body injury vs. Philadelphia, November 27, 2015. Signed as a free agent by Colorado, October 10, 2016.